Exhibit 31.01

        CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jamieson A. Karson, certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Steven
                  Madden, Ltd.;

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
                  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
                  circumstances under which such statements were made, not
                  misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this report, fairly present
                  in all material respects the financial condition, results of
                  operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
                  the periods presented in this report;

         4.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial
                  reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
                  15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

                  (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                       caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                       designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                       information relating to the registrant, including its
                       consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
                       within those entities, particularly during the period in
                       which this report is being prepared;

                  (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting,
                       or caused such internal control over financial reporting
                       to be designed under our supervision, to provide
                       reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
                       financial reporting and the preparation of financial
                       statements for external purposes in accordance with
                       generally accepted accounting principles;

                  (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                       disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
                       report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
                       disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
                       period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
                       and

                  (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                       internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                       during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the
                       registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                       annual report) that has materially affected, or is
                       reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
                       internal control over financial reporting; and

         5.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
                  control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors
                  and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors
                  (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

                  (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                       the design or operation of internal control over
                       financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                       adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
                       process, summarize and report financial information; and

                  (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                       management or other employees who have a significant role
                       in the registrant's internal control over financial
                       reporting.

/s/ JAMIESON A. KARSON
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Jamieson A. Karson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 8, 2006